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Veterans who have been exposed to chemicals, Agent Orange, and burn pits may no longer be getting the short end of the stick with the PACT Act. But, though the new law provides for people exposed those chemicals to get proper treatment and benefits, an Indiana congressman has some concerns.
Veterans who have been exposed to chemicals, Agent Orange, and burn pits may no longer be getting the short end of the stick with the PACT Act. But, though the new law provides for people exposed those chemicals to get proper treatment and benefits, an Indiana congressman has some concerns.
Providing access to health care for Michigan City residents was a key point in deciding to build a new HealthLinc facility at 200 Alfred Ave.
“This grassroots construction project will firmly plant HealthLinc’s roots as a permanent provider of quality affordable health care to the people of Michigan City,” said Michigan City Mayor Duane Parry in a press release.
HealthLinc has started construction on a new 39,000-square-foot state-of-the-art healthcare facility in Michigan City, IN. The new clinic, located at 200 Alfred Avenue, is scheduled to be completed in early 2024.
Officials on Monday celebrated the start of a project that will bring a new HealthLinc medical clinic to the community that will be more than three times larger than the current facility.
Construction of the 39,000 square foot outpatient clinic is in response to growing demand for affordable medical care from uninsured and underinsured people, said HealthLinc CEO Beth Wrobel.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, testified before the International Trade Commission on behalf of steelworkers in Northwest Indiana and beyond.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is a big step closer to ensuring military veterans in Indiana, and across the United States, never again see their personal information compromised because of lax cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
During war soldiers often have a "clarity of mission," Dana Stewart told the crowd of people huddled outside the steps of the historic Lake County Courthouse on Friday morning.
Each day there is an objective and a plan of action, Stewart explained, repeating thoughts a veteran shared with him.
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected the East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group Inc. to receive funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in Indiana.
Many AFSCME members work in high-stress fields such as public safety, health care, emergency medical services and firefighting. Their jobs have become even more stressful since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many of these workers to put their and their families’ well-being at risk while serving their communities.